Whatever And Ever Amen ((Remastered Edition)) by Ben Folds Five - Uhune

ALBUM Explicit

Music in the mid-2000s seems more diverse and stratified. But in the general guitar-bass-drum format of '90s alternative rock, the Ben Folds Five piano-and-rhythm show really was an anomaly. This is a point of pride for Folds in his notes for the expanded, newly remastered edition of Whatever and Ever Amen, his band's 1997 commercial breakthrough. "We...had moved my baby grand all by ourselves for three years into every punk rock club in America that didn't want us there," he writes. "Singing Broadway harmonies and playing pretty chords to upset the indie kids." "Brick" was the unlikeliest of hit singles, a sad piano story nevertheless propelled by its poignant chorus and Folds' delivery as the slacker forced by circumstance to grow up fast. And a Todd Rundgren/Joe Jackson nod like "Selfless, Cold and Composed" wasn't going to be mistaken for some of the louder songs of the era. But Whatever still had loads of alt-rock swagger, mostly in Folds' smart, smug lyrics. In that category, "Battle of Who Could Care Less" was a masterpiece. "You think Rockford Files is cool/But there are some things that you would change," he sings over a track mixing '70s pop schlock with grimy '90s rhythm. "So think about your masterpiece/Watch The Rockford Files/Call to see if Paul can score some weed." The 2005 Whatever and Ever Amen is remastered, and features testimonials from bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jesse in addition to Folds' notes. It includes seven B-sides and non-LP tracks, the highlights being a Japanese-language version of "Song for the Dumped" ("You bitch" evidently doesn't translate), "For All the Pretty People," and a cover of the Flaming Lips' classic "She Don't Use Jelly," and features an enjoyable, previously unreleased version of "Video Killed the Radio Star." And now we meet in an abandoned studio; we hear the playback and it seems so long ago. ~ Johnny Loftus

3. Brick

by Ben Folds Five

Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Composer: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Ben Folds; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

4. Song for the Dumped

by Ben Folds Five

Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Composer: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Ben Folds; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

5. Selfless, Cold and Composed

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

7. Smoke

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Anna Goodman
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Anna Goodman
Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

8. Cigarette

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

9. Steven's Last Night in Town

by Ben Folds Five

Clarinet: Matt Darrian; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Trumpet: Frank Wondor; Performer
Violin: Alicia Suigals; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Ben Folds; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

10. Battle of Who Could Care Less

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

12. Evaporated

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Ben Folds; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

16. Theme From Dr. Pyser

by Ben Folds Five

Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Brendan O'brien; Production
Producer: Brendan O'brien; Production
Recording: Nick Didia; Production

17. Air

by Ben Folds Five

Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Folds
Darren Jessee
Robert Sledge; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Sledge
Ben Folds
Darren Jessee; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Brendan O'brien; Production
Producer: Brendan O'brien; Production

1. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

by Ben Folds Five

Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Norwood Cheek; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

2. Fair

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

6. Kate

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: Chris Teale
David Davidson; Performer
Composer: Anna Goodman
Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Anna Goodman
Ben Folds
Darren Jessee; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

11. Missing the War (Live at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY - June 1997)

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

19. Song For The Dumped (Japanese Version)

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

13. Video Killed the Radio Star

by Ben Folds Five

Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Composer: Bruce Martin Woolley
Geoffrey Downes
Trevor Charles Horn
Trevor Horn; Composer
Lyricist: Trevor Charles Horn
Geoffrey Downes
Bruce Martin Woolley
Trevor Horn; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Joe Costa
Ben Folds; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern; Production

15. Mitchell Lane (Single B-Side - 1997)

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Lyricist: Darren Jessee
Ben Folds; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

18. She Don't Use Jelly (Lounge-A-Palooza Version)

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: Chris Teale
David Davidson; Performer
Composer: Steven Drozd
Michael Ivins
Ronald Jones
Wayne Coyne; Composer
Lyricist: Steven Drozd
Wayne Coyne
Ronald Jones
Michael Ivins; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Caleb Southern
Ben Folds; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

14. For All the Pretty People (Single B-Side - 1997)

by Ben Folds Five

Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Folds Five; Main Performer
Performer: Ben Folds Five; Performer
Viola: Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Chris Teale; Performer
Composer: Robert Sledge; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Sledge; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg; Production
Mixing Engineer: Andy Wallace; Production
Producer: Ben Folds
Caleb Southern; Production
Recording: Celeb Southern; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

19 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 16 minutes and 29 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

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Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

18/19 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

16/19 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Alternative, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative, Grunge-Pop

Label

Epic

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 17, 1997

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

696998606227